English Electric Growl 

Locomotives: D6853 / 37153 

D6853 / 37153 

© English Electric Growl / Craig Nicholson
Having been ravaged at the CRDC, the shell of Class 37/0 no. 37153 was mounted on accommodation bogies to ease movement around Barrow Hill, where it is seen on November 18th 2002, just before it was sent for disposal.

© Craig Nicholson
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Scrapped
Last Number Carried
37153
Scrapped by
C.F. Booth Ltd
Scrapped at
Rotherham Yard
Date Scrapped
January 22nd, 2003
Works Number
3328/D827
Constructed At
English Electric Co. Ltd, Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside
Built for
British Railways (Board)
Date Accepted
10th July 1963
Classified as
17/3 Class
Number Carried
D6853
Livery Carried
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Depot Allocation
87E, Landore (Swansea)
Numberings
Date Number Notes
New D6853  
04/1974 # 37153  

 

Classifications
Date Class Notes
New 17/3 Class  
06/05/1973 Class 37  
01/1987 # Class 37/0  

This locomotive has not carried a name, Official or Unofficial.

Depot Allocation List
Date Code Depot Notes
New 87E
Landore (Swansea)
 
14/08/1966 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
31/01/1971 64B
Haymarket (Edinburgh)
 
25/04/1971 66A
Polmadie (Glasgow)
 
26/03/1972 65A
Eastfield (Glasgow)
 
06/05/1973 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
05/07/1981 IM
Immingham TMD
 
10/07/1988 IS
Inverness TMD
 
14/05/1989 ED
Eastfield TMD (Glasgow)
 
30/03/1992 IS
Inverness TMD
 
20/03/1994 ML
Motherwell TMD
 
19/03/1999 TO
Toton TMD
 
03/08/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 
01/10/1999 BS
Bescot TMD
 
13/12/1999 HQ
Headquarters
 

Sector Allocation List
Date Depot Sector Details
01/01/1989 IS
FGXX - Freight Speedlink, General Diesel Pool
05/02/1989 IS
FGUV - Freight Speedlink, Inverness (Shared)
14/05/1989 ED
DCHA - Departmental, Regional Civil Engineer - Scottish Pool
30/03/1992 IS
RAJV - Regional Railways ScotRail, Inverness Locos
20/03/1994 ML
LGBM - Trainload Freight West, ML Class 37/0
27/11/1998 ML
WKMB - EWS, Motherwell Class 37 (RETB)
19/03/1999 TO
WKBN - EWS, Toton Class 37/0 & 37/3 Systemwide
03/08/1999 HQ
WKMS - EWS, Headquarters Class 37 (Stored for Sandite cover)
01/10/1999 BS
WKMS - EWS, BS Class 37 (Sandite Fitted)
13/12/1999 HQ
WNYX - EWS, Locomotives for Component Recovery
16/06/2000 HQ
WNZX - EWS, Locomotives for Disposal
Date Livery
Jul '63
British Railways Green - Small Warning Panel
Jan '71
British Rail Blue
Sep '87
British Rail Large Logo Blue
May '91
Civil Engineers Yellow/Grey
Dec '95
Civil Engineers - Transrail

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